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I slowly place the young girl on the floor. Bella didn't move; her face was now glued on the lifeless body. I didn't try to get near Bella. I think she was trying to make sense of what was going on.

"You can't be," she said, but her eyes stayed on Tanya. She got closer and kneeled next to the body, while I backed away from them. I could hear Bella heart speed up, but she stayed quiet.

"Bella?" She finally glanced up at me. There was a certain amount of fear in her eyes, but there was something else. She also looked curious like she wanted to know more.

"This so sick," she muttered to herself. She stood up and started to pace, muttering something about dreaming, crazy, vampires, next time, there was probably more but I didn't catch too much.

She stopped and stared at me. "All this time I was trying to see who you were," she began, "Trying to see the kind of person you really were." She shut her eyes and started to cry. I had the sudden urgent to comfort her, but she would probably be disgusted.

"I'm sorry," she said. What did she have to be sorry for? I should be apologizing for make her witness my feeding. Just when I was about to correct her she spoke again.

"I'm just trying to digest it all in," she said more calmly. The tears were gone. There was a dead girl in the bathroom because of me and she was saying sorry for not being more understanding? I know I must have looked dumbstruck because she added, "I told you it was sick. I mean I watched you suck the blood out of another human and I still want to know more."

"Bella, you have to stay away for your own safety," I tried to warn her.

"Aren't I already in danger for knowing what you are?" she pointed out. I let out a frustrating groan, good point. Jasper and Emmett might kill me if they found out about this.

"They won't find out," I said finally.

"Look Edward I won't tell anyone, about you," she assured me, "just please don't ask me to stay away."

This isn't something I should be even considering. Just flat out tell her no.

"No, Bella, I can't." She looked relieved, and I continued, "But there are things about us that you can't and won't understand."

"Like what?" I shouldn't talking about it in the bathroom with a dead body in the middle of us.

"I'll tell you after I have properly disposed of the poor girl's body," I compromised. She seemed to remember about the girl and nodded.

"Can you make sure the coast is clear?" She walked outside. I was almost hoping that she went to class, but she came back and we walked carefully to me car.

"I have to go," I said offhandedly.

"I'm going with." Why did she have to be so darn stubborn?

"Fine," I wasn't about to argue. We go in the car and drove off. It was awhile before we reach our destination.

Being in that car with Edward was so peaceful. All I keep thing was how happy I was at that moment. I was clearly losing it. I mean there was a dead girl's body in the car and all I could think about was Edward sitting next to me. I felt a groupie who just met her idol, it was pretty pathetic.

"When did you get turned?" I asked.

"A long time ago, Jasper and Emmett were born at the same time as I. We're only separated by a mere matter of months," he explained. If there was ever a time to get any kind of info from him, now was a pretty good time.

"And Alice?"

"Alice is different from the rest of us," he said quietly, "She was turned far earlier than any of us. The thing that makes Alice 'special' is that she has a soul. Somehow it makes it difficult to eat sometimes with the conscious and all. She doesn't talk a lot about her past. She's Jasper mate."

"Kind of sounds like something from Buffy the Vampire Slayer," I commented and he smirked.

"Our life is a little bit more complicated than a television show," he commented dryly.

"So when were you turned?" I asked.

"Over a hundred years ago."

"And when was that?" I pushed further. I saw him chuckle.

"What's so funny?" But he didn't answer my question. His eyes stayed on the rode and pondered awhile before speaking again.

"You should be terrified," he said suddenly, "You don't react like you should, it almost not human. You amuse me; I don't mean that in a bad way."

"Hmm I supposed that's good news?" I was utterly confused by Edward, as I should be. He was forever a mystery to me. Even if I found out everything about him, he would always be just that. A mystery.

"It is."

"Who turned you?" His whole body turned rigid. His grip on the steering wheel hardened and his pale knuckles were whiter than a piece of paper.

"Never ask me that question again, Bella. Do you understand?" I nodded. Memo-to-self: Never try to piss Edward off.

"Sorry," I offered.

He shook his head, "Don't apologize. I just don't talk about it. Ever." I took the explanation, what else could I do? I wanted to comfort Edward but I was out of ideas and frankly I don't think it would help.

"Do you want me?" The words flew out of my mouth and I turned about ten shades of red.

"Yes," he answered. There was no hesitation in his voice. Part of me was cheering and delighted that he wanted me. The other part was wondering in what ways.

"In what way?" I gulped.

"I haven't decided," he answered truthfully. I should be thankful he was being so honest with me.

"Are you scared, yet?"

"I'll let you know," I said calmly. I wanted to talk more and really understand him, but how much would be too much? I was already pressing my luck by being in the same care as me.

"Bella you could be with anyone else. Why are you choosing me?" I didn't know how to answer that. Why had I chosen Edward?

"You fascinate me, from the first moment all I wanted to do was..." Then I remember that this was not a dream. It was real and for the first time I was with Edward. I mean really with him. The car stopped.

My head turned to face him, that's when I realize he was only a few centimeters from my face.

"What did you want to do?" his voice was huskier.

"This…" I pressed my lips on his.